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Photo added by Ava. Advertisement. Dorothy Julia “Dodie” Pennebaker Brando. Birth. 20 Jan 1897. Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA. Death. 31 Mar 1954 (aged 57) Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Cremated Add to Map. Memorial ID. 107798585. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 3. Flowers 36. Maintained by: Ann.
Jun 23, 2023 · According to Francke, it is said that Dodie Brando called Henry’s mother, Herberta Fonda, and stated that the playhouse needed a young actor for productions in the summer of 1925. The 20-year-old agreed to play the character Ricky for the play You and I. Fonda’s Nebraska roots followed him to Hollywood—to his chagrin.
The first play, “The Enchanted Cottage,” was staged April 13 and 14, 1925, at the Mary Cooper Dance Studio, 4012 Farnam St. Dodie Brando again played the lead.
His mother, Dorothy (Dodie) Brando, was the Omaha Community Playhouse’s first leading lady and worked with, among others, Henry Fonda. ... In this 1994 photo, auctioneer David A. Norton sells ...
First Play Stars Mrs. Brando. A vaudeville show in March 1925 at the new Technical High School auditorium raised funds, but the first “real” play under director Greg Foley opened in April. The Enchanted Cottage starred Dodie Brando, a year after the birth of son Marlon. The cast included Jayne Fonda whose brother Henry was then studying ...
Jan 2, 2009 · Dodie — Dorothy Pennebaker Brando — began to spend longer and longer periods with that vessel until, Marlon noted in his memoir, "the anguish that her drinking produced was that she preferred ...
